Roadmap: Geology - Bachelor of Arts
AS-BA-GEOL
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Geology
Catalog Year: 2015-2016
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses and milestones designed as critical (!) must be
completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Credit Min.
Major
Critical
Course Subject and Title
Attribute
Notes
Hours Grade GPA
Semester One [15 Credits]
GEOL 11040 How the Earth Works
3
KBS
∎
GEOL 11041 How the Earth Works Laboratory
1
KBS
∎
MATH 11010 Algebra for Calculus
3
KMC
∎
US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1
1
Foreign Language 2
4-5
Kent Core Requirement
3
Semester Two [17 Credits]
GEOL 11042 Earth and Life Through Time
3
KBS
∎
GEOL 11043 Earth and Life Through Time Laboratory
1
KBS
∎
MATH 11022 Trigonometry
3
KMC
∎
Foreign Language 2
4-5
Kent Core Requirement
3
Kent Core Requirement
3
Semester Three [16 Credits]
CHEM 10060 General Chemistry I
4
KBS
∎
CHEM 10062 General Chemistry I Laboratory
1
KBS
∎
GEOL 22000 Introductory Geology Seminar
1
ELR
∎
GEOL 23063 Earth Materials I
4
∎
Foreign Language 2
3-5
Kent Core Requirement
3
Semester Four [16 Credits]
BSCI 10002 Life on Planet Earth (3)
3-4
KBS
∎
or BSCI 10110 Biological Diversity (4)
GEOL 31070 Earth Materials II
4
∎
Foreign Language 2
3-5
Kent Core Requirement
3
General Electives 3
3
Semester Five [14 Credits]
GEOL 34061 Invertebrate Paleontology
4
C4
WIC
∎
5
GEOL 3/4xxxx Electives
3
∎
Kent Core Requirement
3
General Electives 3
4
Semester Six [12 Credits]
GEOL 3/4xxxx Electives 5
6
∎
General Electives 3
6
Semester Seven [15 Credits]
GEOL 3/4xxxx Electives 5
3
∎
College General Requirement 6
3
Kent Core Requirement
3
General Electives 3
6
Semester Eight [15 Credits]
GEOL 3/4xxxx Electives 5
3
∎
General Electives 3
12
Graduation Requirements Summary
Minimum
Minimum Total Hours
Minimum Upper-Division Hours
30000 – 40000 level course
Minimum Kent Core Hours
120
42
36
Major GPA
Overall GPA
2.000
2.000
1. US 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus and dual-enrollment) or students age 21+ at time of
admission.
2. Fulfills College General Requirement.
3. 19 credit hours must be upper division. Credits required depend on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours.
4. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned in GEOL 34061 to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
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Roadmap: Geology - Bachelor of Arts
AS-BA-GEOL
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Geology
Catalog Year: 2015-2016
5. Minimum 15 credit hours must be applied toward upper-division GEOL course electives. The following courses may not satisfy major requirements:
GEOL 41073 Geology of Ohio, GEOL 41077 Geology of the National Parks and GEOL 41079 All About Dinosaurs. GEOL 41092 Summer Field Camp
is recommended as an upper division GEOL elective
6. One additional course taken from the Kent Core Social Sciences courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Applied
Conflict Management (CACM), Geography (GEOG), Criminology and Justice Studies (CRIM), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSYC) or
Sociology (SOC). The course may not be from the student's major.
Foreign Language Note: Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must have the equivalent of Elementary I
and II in any language, plus one of the following options:
a. Intermediate I and II of the same language
b. Elementary I and II of a second language
c. Any combination of two courses from the following list:
i.
Intermediate I of the same language
ii.
MCLS 10001 Introduction to Structural Concepts for Language Students
iii.
MCLS 20000 Global Literacy and Cultural Awareness
iv.
MCLS 20091 Seminar: Global Literacy Case Studies
v.
MCLS 21417 Multiculturalism in Today's Germany
vi.
MCLS 22217 Diversity in Today's Russia
vii.
MCLS 23217 The Francophone Experience
viii.
MCLS 28404 The Latin American Experience
ix.
MCLS 28405 The Spanish Experience
All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start.
Some students may begin their university foreign language experience beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit
hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by: (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level or (2) receiving credit
through Credit by Exam (CBE), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Advanced Placement (AP) exam or credit through the International
Baccalaureate (IB) program; or (3) being designated a native speaker of a non-English language (consult with the College of Arts and Sciences Advising
Office for additional information). When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete
remaining hours with general electives.
University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Kent Core (general education requirements), diversity, writing-intensive
and experiential learning requirements. For more information about these requirements, please read the following sections in the University Catalog:
Kent Core – www.kent.edu/catalog/kent-core; Diversity Course Requirement – www.kent.edu/catalog/diversity; Writing-Intensive Course Requirement
– www.kent.edu/catalog/wic; Experiential Learning Requirement – www.kent.edu/catalog/elr.
Attribute Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences;
KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core
Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive
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